Organizational Factors Influencing Good Governance Application of Thai Higher Education Institutions

Sukhumpong Channuwong; Suvin Ruksat; Pensri Bangbon; Alaric Naude

doi:10.61707/5gxa7g36

Authors

Sukhumpong Channuwong Program Director, Ph.D. in Innovation of Business and Politics Administration, Faculty of Management, Shinawatra University, Thailand
Suvin Ruksat Deputy Rector, Mahamakut Buddhist University, Thailand
Pensri Bangbon Lecturer, Faculty of Management, Shinawatra University, Thailand, Research Fellow, Faculty of Business, Inti International University, Malaysia
Alaric Naude President, City University of Paris, France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61707/5gxa7g36

Keywords:

Organizational Factors, Organizational Leadership, Good Governance, Thai Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: (1) to study organizational factors of Thai Higher Education Institutions; (2) to study good governance application of Thai Higher Education Institutions; (3) to find a relationship between organizational factors and good governance application of Thai Higher Education Institutions; and (4) to analyze organizational factors influencing good governance application of Thai Higher Education Institutions. The samples used in this study were 350 employees working in Thai Higher Education Institutions in Bangkok and suburban areas. The instrument used to collect data was a research questionnaire. Statistics used in this research consisted of percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA). The research results showed that: 1) The opinions of respondents towards organizational factors of Thai Higher Education Institutions, in total, were at a high level. In particular, an organizational culture was perceived at the highest level, followed by organizational leadership and organizational structure; 2) Good governance application of Thai Higher Education Institutions, in total, was perceived at a high level. In particular, accountability had the highest mean value, followed by participation, virtue, rule of law, economy, and transparency; 3) Organizational factors were positively related to good governance application of Thai Higher Education Institutions; and 4) Organizational factors had a significant influence on good governance application of Thai Higher Education Institutions at the .01 level of statistical significance. Organizational leadership had the highest influence on good governance application of Thai Higher Education Institutions, followed organizational culture and organizational structure respectively.